The Suburbans, a one-hit-wonder new wave band from the '80s, reunite at their bassist's wedding, where a promising young record executive sees the ensemble perform. When she encourages them to launch a revival, the group must weigh their dreams of fame and fortune against the reality of their relatively quiet domestic lives.
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The Suburbans was released in 1999 and has generally received negative reviews.
Online reviewers have written 38 reviews, giving The Suburbans (1999) an average rating of 34%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 48%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 30%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with The Suburbans than critics were.
With a score of 34%, The Suburbans is below the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1999, which stands at 59%.
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